Western Canada fights growing wildfires as thousands more told to be ready to leave
A deadly wildfire in western Canada that has forced some 20,000 people to flee, grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it.
3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the U.S. since 2010
Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States.
Trump says security threat spurred secret plane swap in Turkey
The president spoke for the first time about a previously undisclosed flight after the NATO summit in July.
Progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wins Minnesota Democratic Senate primary
Flanagan defeated Rep. Angie Craig, NBC News projects, in yet another nominating contest that exposed Democratic ideological divides.
Minnesota GOP picks Lisa Demuth over Trump-backed Mike Lindell for governor against Democrat Amy Klobuchar
Demuth, the state House speaker, defeated Trump-endorsed Lindell for the Republican nomination, NBC News projects, while Klobuchar romped in her primary.
2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, U.N. says
“Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally banned from secondary and higher education,” a UNESCO official said.
Kansas father kills 4 children and wife before turning gun on himself, authorities say
The children were identified as girls ages 9, 5 and 3 and a boy, 7. An official said the father had been reported for “aggressive behavior” in the past.
Francesca Hong and David Crowley battle for the lead in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor
The key battleground state race was too close to call late Tuesday, according to NBC News’ Decision Desk.
Thai leader suspends firearm purchase licenses after school shooting
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday suspended the issuance of permits to buy firearms and said existing licenses would be reviewed, days after a 14-year-old gunman killed nine people.
Ultrarare Nintendo Mario game cartridges discovered in Wisconsin
A few years ago, a pop culture store owner in Wisconsin mentioned to Jason Ganos, a well-known Nintendo game collector, that he had a box of Super Mario cartridges that had been sitting in storage for years.